Wajda Day at the National Gallery of Art – Screening of Afterimage (Powidoki)
Bethesda Row Cinema
SUNDAY, March 15
1:00–4:30 PM
Event type
Special film screenings, Panel
Duration
4.5 hrs
2026 has been named the year of the Oscar-Winning Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda, due to the centennial of his birthday. On this occasion, the Kosciuszko Foundation together with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, the National Gallery of Art, and the Wajda Film Centre, bring Andrzej Wajda’s final film, Afterimage (Powidoki), to Washington audiences.
The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion about Wajda’s work and influence on Polish cinema.
Afterimage (2016) tells the moving story of avant-garde painter Władysław Strzemiński, who resisted Stalinist orthodoxy and remained faithful to his artistic and political convictions despite persecution.
The Wajda Generation: Legacy and Influence
Screening of Afterimage (Powidoki)
Panel Discussion
Digital Exhibition: Wajda Universum
Sunday, Mar 15, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art, East Building Large Auditorium
Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, click HERE
Wajda Day at the NGA is a perfect prelude to the 3rd edition of the Kosciuszko Foundation Washington DC Polish Film Festival launching the following Thursday, March 19th with the Opening Gala at RIAA (by invitation only). All films will be screened at Landmark's Bethesda Row Cinema, March 20-22, 2026. View the Festival's film lineup HERE
FESTIVAL PASS granting access to the Gala and all Festival's film screenings is still available.
We are also excited to announce that individual film tickets are now on sale!
